HyperDic: man-made_lake

English > 1 sense of the expression man-made lake:
NOUNartifactman-made lake, reservoir, artificial lakelake used to store water for community use
English > man-made lake: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaninglake used to store water for community use.
Synonymsreservoir, artificial lake
InstancesLake MeadThe largest reservoir in the United States
Lake PowellThe second largest reservoir in the United States
Lake VoltaThe Volta river in southeastern has been dammed to create one of the world's largest man-made lakes
Part ofwater system, water supply, waterA facility that provides a source of water
BroaderlakeA body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
Spanishembalse, lago artificial, pantano
Catalanembassament, pantà

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